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1. Problem statement The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by Quantitative assessment of economic effects of AEC and TPP on the textile & apparel, footwear and furniture industries in Vietnam

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3. USA’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement vision Strengthen ties across three continents: America, Asia, and Oceania Become basis and means to establish the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) The baseline: existing US trade and investment agreements Create mutual benefits among participants Ensure third parties do not take advantage of the agreement Apply “yarn-forward” style rules of origin